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Tag: Vidant Beaufort Hospital

shows a group of people gathered on a graffiti covered bridge, they're working with equipment that's on the ground.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

What stories grabbed you in 2019? NC Health News most-read stories of the year, continued.

by Editor December 31, 2019

By NC Health News staff PFAS, 1,4 dioxane still troubling NC waters In the Wilmington area, the reaction was swift to news in 2017 that potentially unhealthy levels of GenX and other “forever chemicals” had been found in drinking water drawn from the Cape Fear River. There, officials had someone to blame. The state Department […]

A map of obstetrical deserts in North Carolina denotes the lack of maternity services in some rural areas in the state.
Posted inRural Health

Rural NC community that lost its maternity services to get a freestanding obstetrics clinic

by Liora Engel-Smith December 20, 2019December 19, 2019
shows map of NC with counties that have psychiatrists noted in green, a handful of counties are grey (no psychiatrist) and a smaller number are colored darker green (more psychiatrists)
Posted inRural Health

Eastern NC mental health unit slated for closure

by Liora Engel-Smith July 22, 2019July 22, 2019

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